MECTAP2 REVIEWER

LESSON 1: DRILLING MACHINE

DRILLING MACHINE/DRILL PRESS – HOLDS AND TURNS A DRILL TO CUT HOLES IN METAL

DRILLING – THE OPERATION OF PRODUCING A CIRCULAR HOLE BY REMOVING SOLID METAL

DRILL – CUTTING TOOL USED

PARTS OF THE DRILL PRESS:

• BASE – SUPPORT FOR THE MACHINE

• COLUMN – THE POST WHICH THE TABLE IS FASTENED
• TABLE – HOLDS THE WORK IN PLACE WHILE IT IS BEING DRILLED
• TABLE POSITIONING HANDLE – CAUSES THE TABLE ELEVATING SCREW TO TURN
• TABLE LOCK – USED TO CLAM IN PLACE THE TABLE
• SPINDLE – HOLDS AND TURNS THE DRILL
• QUILL – THE HOUSING AROUND THE ROTATING SPINDLE
• FEED HANDLE – USED TO MOVE THE QUILL UP AND DOWN
• FEED STOP/DEPTH SCALE – WILL STOP CUTTING WHEN THE DESIRED DEPTH IS REACHED
KINDS OF DRILLING MACHINE:

• HANDFEED DRILL PRESS – SMALL PRESS WHERE ONLY SMALLER DRILLS ARE USED
• BACK-GEARED UPRIGHT DRILL PRESS – LARGER AND MORE POWERFUL
• GAND DRILL – TWO OR MORE DRILL PRESSES ARE GANGED, OR MADE INTO ONE MACHINE
• MULTIPLE-SPINDLE DRILL – HAS A NUMBER OF SPINDLES FASTENED TO THE MAIN SPINDLE WITH UNIVERSAL
JOINTS
• RADIAL DRILL PRESS – HAS A MOVABLE ARM ON WHICH THE SPINDLE IS MOUNTED
• TURRET DRILL PRESS – HAS MULTIPLE-SPINDLE TURRET WITH 6, 8 OR 10 SPINDLES

OTHER KINDS:

• HAND DRILL
• PORTABLE DRILL

LESSON 2: DRILLS AND HOLDING ACCESSORIES

TYPES OF DRILL:

• TWIST DRILL – MOST OFTEN USED IN METAL WORK

• STRAIGHT-FLUTED DRILL/FARMER DRILL – USED FOR DRILLING
BRASS, COPPER AND OTHER SOFT METALS
• SPADE DRILL – USED FOR DRILLING LARGE HOLES
• INSERT DRILLS – USE ON OR MORE REPLACEABLE CARBIDE
INSERTS, DEPENDING ON THE DRILL SIZE TO DO THE CUTTING

PARTS OF TWIST DRILL:

• BODY – PART IN WHICH THE GROOVES ARE CUT

• FLUTES – GROOVES THAT RUN ALONG THER SIDE OF THE DRILL
• SHANK – WHERE THE DRILL IS HELD
• NECK – A SHORT PART BETWEEN THE SHANK AND THE BODY
• POINT – CONE-SHAPED CUTTING END OF THE DRILL
• MARGIN – THE NARROW EDGE ALONGSIDE THE FLUTE
• BODY CLEARANCE – AMOUNT OF METAL THAT HAS BEEN CUT AWAY
BETWEEN THE MARGIN AND THE FLUTE
• WEB – THE METAL IN THE CENTER RUNNING LENGTHWISE BETWEEN
THE FLUTES
• TANG – THE FLATTENED END OF THE SHANK
• LIPS – THE CUTTING EDGES OF THE DRILL
• DEAD CENTER – THE END AT THE POINT OF THE DRILL
• HEEL – PART OF THE POINT BEHIND THE CUTTING EDGES
 FLUTES ARE SHAPED TO:

• HELP FORM THE CUTTING EDGES AT THE POINT

• FORM PASSAGES FOR THE CHIPS TO COME OUT OF THE
HOLE
• ALLOW THE CUTTING FLUID TO TRAVEL TO THE CUTTING
EDGES OF THE DRILL

DRILL SLEEVES – ALLOW USE OF A SMALLER TAPER SHANK SIZE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE

DRILL SOCKETS – ALLOWS USE OF A LARGER TAPER SHANK SIZE THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE

DRILL CHUCK – WHERE STRAIGHT SHANK DRILLS ARE HELD

DRILL GAGE AND MICROMETER – USED TO MEASURE DRILL

THREE THINGS WHEN SHARPENING A DRILL:

1. LIP CLEARANCE
2. LENGTH OF THE LIPS
3. ANGLE OF THE LIP

RAKE ANGLE – THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE FLUE AND THE WORKPIECE